Sledding + Coasting

Nothing says winter fun like sledding and coasting. The Forest Preserve District offers 10 hills for sledding.

 

 

 

Public safety requires the closing of many Forest Preserve parking lots and driveways during the winter season. However, parking facilities involved with winter sports will be open daily.

 

Sledding Hill Rules and Regulations

 

• Forest Preserve District of Cook County sledding hills are open when there is a minimum of 3″ of snow and the ground is frozen.
• Use of Forest Preserve District of Cook County sledding hills is a visitor’s own risk.
• Proper use of appropriate sledding devices which are in good repair and have no sharp edges is recommended.
• Use of skis, inflatable tubes, carpets, snowboards and metal-railed sleds is strictly prohibited.
• Unauthorized building of ramps, bumbs, moguls, hills or jumps out of a material or substance is strictly prohibited.
• Children under the age of 12 should wear a bicycle or multi-sport helmet and should be supervised by an adult.
• Sledding hills may be closed due to a lack of snow cover or for any other safety-related reason.
• Pets and alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited on sledding hills.
• PLEASE NOTE: Due to its steep grade, the hill at Swallow Cliff can get extremely muddy, even when there are more than 3″  of snow on the ground. For that reason, the hill may be closed when others are open. The nearest hill to Swallow Cliff is Pioneer Woods on 107th street, 1/2 mile west of LaGrange Road.

 

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